After shortcrust pastry, egg pasta and puff pastry, today it is the turn of shortcrust pastry, a famous base for the preparation of pretzels, appetizers and savory pies. The original recipe for shortcrust pastry involves working long flour, butter and water until you get a smooth and elastic ball. Today we will try to make some changes to this recipe by drastically reducing the calories, eliminating the butter and replacing it with yogurt and a little oil. The result? Let's find out together.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 262 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 150 g of white flour of type 00
- 50 g of yogurt
- 30 ml of corn oil
- About 10 ml of water
- 1 pinch of salt
Materials Needed
- Large bowl
- Pastry board
- Transparent film
- Rolling pin
- Latex gloves (optional)
- Colander
Preparation
- The preparation of the shortcrust pastry is immediate: pour the sifted white flour, the yogurt, the oil, the salt and the water (cold) into a bowl and mix everything until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- It is recommended to work the dough for a very long time: for an optimal result, the dough must be very smooth, elastic and must not have lumps.
- Wrap the light shortcrust pastry in a sheet of cling film and let it set in the fridge for at least 30 minutes: in this way, the dough will roll out very easily.
The advice OK
To have a light shortcrust pastry always ready, you can also prepare a double dose and, after letting it rest in the refrigerator, roll it out into two thin discs with the help of a rolling pin. Wrap each disc on baking paper and place everything in the freezer. : then remove the pasta from the freezer a couple of hours before use.Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
And now our shortcrust pastry is ready. You can roll it out and use it immediately as I did, or you can make a disc, roll it up on itself (wrapping the baking paper together) and store it in the freezer: in this way, the shortcrust pastry will be ready for the realization of your future creations. . Do not miss the recipe of the vegetarian savory pie with light shortcrust pastry.Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Pasta Brisè Light - Without Butter is a basic preparation for savory pies. It is "certainly" an excellent alternative to be used in preparations useful for controlling hypercholesterolemia and, given the reduced energy intake, also in low-calorie ones for slimming diets. In any case, analyzing the nutritional intake in an objective way, it is not a food to be introduced lightly; the recommended average portion (being an appetizer) oscillates between 30 and 50g (80-130kcal), even if, in the if it were to constitute a single dish, it would be possible to double or triple the weights mentioned above.
